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Welcome Back KPR!
Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 02:18 PM
Dear KPR families,
Welcome back to another exciting school year in KPR!
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and senior administration, we are pleased and excited to welcome students, staff and families back to our elementary and secondary schools on Tuesday, September 5.
We hope during the summer that our students and families have found ways to rest, recharge and spend time together. There is nothing that brings us greater joy than welcoming thousands of students back to our schools, and sharing...
Community Report Card 2023
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 10:41 AM
KPR's Community Report Card for 2023 provides a view into some of the many amazing achievements of our students, staff, and school communities during the 2022-2023 school year!
The report features #WeAreKPR stories about amazing staff and some of our fantastic volunteers, student awards and accolades, spotlights on student learning, well-being, and inclusion, along with highlights of many great things happening in our schools and school board. A printed version of the report will also be shared...
June 27 Board Statement - Affirmation of Pride Month
Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 11:50 AM
Affirmation of Support - Pride Month
As Pride Month comes to a close in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, we want to take this opportunity to affirm our commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion.
One of our core priorities as a school district is to ensure safe learning and working environments, free from discrimination. Homophobia, transphobia, and all acts of hate, cause serious, ongoing harm to students, staff, families and community members. The Kawartha...
Board and CUPE Announce Tentative Agreement
Posted on Friday, June 16, 2023 02:43 PM
Friday, June 16, 2023
Board and CUPE Announce Tentative AgreementThe Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and CUPE Local 5555 are pleased to announce that they have reached a new, tentative collective agreement, effective September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026.
The new four-year agreement is based on the provincial framework and also incorporates collectively bargained local issues and workplace considerations.
“There were some bumps in the road, however this agreement was made possible by the...
Board Concerned with Proposed New Provincial Legislation
Posted on Wednesday, May 03, 2023 01:54 PM
BOARD CONCERNED WITH IMPACTS OF PROPOSED “ONE-SIZE FITS ALL” NEW EDUCATION LEGISLATION
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Trustees have significant concerns that proposed legislation introduced by the government centralizes decision making provincially and limits the ability to meet the needs of local communities.
On April 17, the government tabled The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 which, if passed, will result in a wide range of potential impacts to Ontario’s public education...